PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The French prosecutor's office

on Tuesday said it had opened an investigation on U.S.

E-commerce giant eBay ( EBAY ) on suspicion of the sale of

illicit goods on its marketplace, confirming an earlier report

from newspaper Le Parisien.

The prosecutor's office opened the investigation after

consumer watchdog DGCCRF had said two weeks ago it had found

illicit goods on eBay's ( EBAY ) market place and other e-commerce

portals.

EBay ( EBAY ) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.